Jeffrey ArcherFiction · Historical Fiction·b. 1940
This Was a Man
Synopsis
In 1980, Karin Barrington is executed by her Soviet handler after being exposed as a double agent — but who was actually pulling the strings? As Giles uncovers the truth about his wife’s past in Whitehall, Harry Clifton sets out to write his literary masterpiece while navigating scandal and betrayal. The final installment of Archer's multi-generational saga follows three generations of the Barrington and Clifton families through espionage, political intrigue, and a murder mystery that ties their fates together.
How it reads
Prose complexity 4/10
Content warnings (2)
Gun ViolenceDeath Of A Parent







